96 in Alaska? Weather extremes tied to jet stream

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FILE - In this Thursday, May 2, 2013 file photo, smoke billows from a fire burning in Point Mugu State Park during a wildfire that burned several thousand acres in Ventura County, Calif. The jet stream's odd meanderings kicked off May 2013 with upside-down weather, including early California wildfires fueled by heat. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)